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A little over 2 years ago we were recommended to try this place by locals we met at a wonderful food event.
Perhaps something has changed since that recommendation?
The service was good, the waiter amiable. Not the best waiter, but a very good one.
But the food was poor.
Started with an order of garlic bread, which turned out wasn't worth the extra expenditure, as you receive a basket of a non-garlic version of the same bread anyway.
Salads (w/ entrees) were OK. The garlic whatever-it-was dressing was good, but nothing amazing.
(I guess Chicago Italians LOVE their garlic. Keep reading.)
I had Cioppino. It was so-so, as the clams were tough and a little sandy, and the shrimp were overcooked. (As it was a boiling hot soup, it's no wonder the shrimp overcooked, particularly while I was eating it.)
Spouse had the pasta w/ eggplant sauce, with the addition of meatballs for extra money. He said it was the worst meal he's had in Las Vegas since we moved here 3 years ago. The pasta was filled with slices of raw, uncooked garlic. He knows we should have refused it, but he was starving and we were in a hurry. The meatballs were bland, unseasoned, and he said had a livery element to the taste.
Ordered a Cannoli, hoping something would impress us here. It was OK. And hey, no garlic!
We will never return.
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